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"The Open Window," Juan Gris, 1921.

Gris (1887-1927) is my favorite Cubist, which is pretty remarkable because I don't care much for Cubism overall. However, the strength of his line, and his willingness to experiment with a three-dimensional attitude, and how he makes his paintings comprehensible while still unmistakably Cubist just amazes me.

Here, we have a guitar, some sheet music, a bottle, a cup, and a bowl of nuts before an open window. But the window frame is askew and doesn't match up with the shutters. the sheet music intersects bizarrely with the bowl of nuts, and the clouds from the outside view are also inside. And yet...it all makes a certain sense. Gris was experimenting with perspective, light, and shadow, and it all works beautifully.

He died young, never moving on from Cubism, which may seem sad but he leaves a solid legacy.

From the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.

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"Guitar with Inlays," Juan Gris, 1925.

And hello again to my favorite Cubist, Juan Gris (1887-1927). I've talked about him before so I won't repeat myself. He's been described as perhaps the purist Cubist; he died young and thus never moved away from the style.

Like many Cubists, he was fascinated by musical instruments, and being a Spaniard, it seems natural he'd be drawn to the guitar. Here we have a still life that's fairly representational but still undeniably Cubist, with a bowl of grapes, a pipe, a book (or is it sheet music?), and of course, the inlaid guitar.

This is an example of what became known as Synthetic Cubism, where they became more representational, but would also depict objects as being broken into component shapes, often asymmetrical and out of perspective, so while they're recognizable, they're still off-kilter. Gris does a good job with it.

From the Museo Nacional Centro Des Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.

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Happy birthday #mathematician Henri Poincaré
(1854-1912), here in my Cubist #linocut portrait.

This print is about how movements in art can be connected with contemporary #math & #physics. Specifically, the way #Cubism breaks from a single favoured perspective or absolute frame of reference & breaks down subjects into geometrical shapes from multiple points of view can be tied to advancements in non-Euclidian geometry in math & special 🧵

"Seated Woman," Juan Gris, 1917.

I've posted about Gris before, so I won't reiterate much aside from his being my favorite Cubist.

Cubism is a school that runs hot and cold with me. Sometimes I find it intriguing, sometimes offputting, but Gris' work is the only constant; I find it fascinating and appealing. Here an almost random jumble of shapes and colors coalesces in to a woman sitting on a chair. The strength of his line, and how you can see the elements through each other, make Gris a joy to behold for me.

From the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

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Have you visited the art museum in Nukus, Uzbekistan?

"These included works of Constructivism, Cubism, Futurism and Neo-Primitivism which had been banned by Stalin in the 1930s and were considered to be degenerate forms of art.[6]"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukus_Mu

youtube.com/watch?v=Z14OChokAR

desertofforbiddenart.com/

theguardian.com/artanddesign/2

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